Mechanical Engineer
Broomfield, CO
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As a Mechanical Engineer, you’ll provide engineering support to the business unit for all aspects of component repair related to development of minor repairs and continuous improvement programs. Ensures compliance to relevant airworthiness and contractual requirements.
What you’ll do:
- Develop and maintain expertise with the manufacturing processes to establish repeatable and efficient output.
- Define production processes including tooling and equipment.
- Validate design specifications and shop floor applications of new products, tools or equipment
- Develop/design new tooling or processes to improve quality and output of manufacturing operations
- Demonstrate creativity and ingenuity in applying engineering principles and practices
- Perform cost/benefit analysis of process improvement ideas and make recommendations based on analysis
- Create and organize documentation necessary for new applications, process changes and equipment upgrades
- Collaborate with Quality, Operations and Maintenance to help reduce the Cost of Quality (CoQ) and achieve acceptable first pass yields
- Develops minor/major repairs (non-standard in conjunction with original equipment manufacturer (OEM), in-house process engineers, and refines existing repair schemes to eliminate the frequent need for in-process rejects and material review board (MRBs)
- Owns, generates, maintains, and updates Reworks Process Instruction (RPIs), prepares production routings and detailed repair instructions based on approved data
- Reviews all scrap not able to be dispositioned routinely with a view to applying book repairs, logging scrap rates and costs, and accumulating stock as future-repairable
- Provides input to management pertaining to repair/process implementation
- In compliance with company instructions and executes MRB documentation, NCTs, TODRs, and temporary parts list revisions (TPLRs)
- Manage the implementation of new parts/repairs/processes on scheduled due dates to accomplish production objectives using project management tools.
- Originates, revises & interprets technical drawings.
- Responsible for development of cost benefit analysis on all repair projects managed; provides cost and schedule estimates for proposed work packages.
- Supports acquisition of equipment as required to meet implementation objectives. Establishes and monitors equipment safety issues.
- Writes technical reports and proposals; develops work instructions.
- Responsible for observing all applicable safety requirements and reporting immediately any unsafe practices/conditions.
- Participates in Lean Manufacturing and Continuous improvement activities within the shop
- Carries out special projects as assigned.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- 2+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing or MRO environment
Desired Skills
- Experience in developing and implementing repairs for turbine engine components and/or accessories in an FAA repair station.
- Experience making, setting up, and writing test stands/manuals.
- Specific turbine engine component repair development experience.
- Shop background and have the ability to provide technical instructions and training to inspectors and mechanics.
Benefits that make life better:
- Comprehensive Healthcare
- 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
- Paid Time Off starting on day one
- Bonus opportunities
- Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Learning & Training opportunities
Target compensation range: $85K - $95K annually
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- 2+ years engineering experience in a manufacturing or MRO environment
- Experience developing and implementing repairs for turbine engine components and/or accessories in an FAA repair station
- Experience making, setting up, and writing test stands and manuals
- Specific turbine engine component repair development experience
- Shop background with ability to provide technical instructions and training to inspectors and mechanics
StandardAero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.
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What We Do
StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.
